跟讀練習: Sub Urban - Cradles (Lyrics) - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 20 個句子、232 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:28。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 67 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 75% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• breathe /bɹiːð/ (動詞) — 呼吸, 吸. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• scream /skɹiːm/ (動詞) — 叫喊, 嗷叫. To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
• cradle /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ (名詞) — 搖籃 /搖籃. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
• pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ (名詞) — 口袋, 荷包. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
• gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (名詞) — 門口 /門口, 門 /門. A doorlike structure outside a house.
• belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (動詞) — 屬於 /屬於. To have its proper place.
• consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ (名詞) — 消費 /消費. The act of eating, drinking or using.
• oxygen /ˈɑksɪd͡ʒən/ (名詞) — 氧. The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental…
• tension /ˈtɛnʃən/ (名詞) — 緊張 /緊張, 不安. The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
• sheep /ˈʃiːp/ (名詞) — мянён, ён. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
• lens /lɛnz/ (名詞) — 透鏡 /透鏡, 鏡片 /鏡片. An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
• whip /ˈwɪp/ (名詞) — 鞭子, 鞭. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a…
• skinny /ˈskɪni/ (形容詞) — 瘦, 枯瘦. Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
• nursery /ˈnɝsəɹi/ (名詞) — 托兒所 /托兒所, 幼兒園 /幼兒園. Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
• aloud /əˈlaʊd/ (副詞) — 大聲地 /大聲地. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• cross out (動詞) — 劃掉 /劃掉. To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 5 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 wanna, can't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, redemption /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/, hush /hʌʃ/

如何用這段影片練習

1. 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
2. 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 breathe, scream, cradle 這類單詞。